Move over Deb­o­rah, Gol­da, and Me and make room for Alisha, Chaya and oth­ers who col­lec­tive­ly call them­selves the Jew­ish Sis­ters in Sobri­ety. This com­pi­la­tion of twen­ty sep­a­rate women’s mem­oirs merges into a uni­fied sto­ry of pain, addic­tion, and recov­ery that touch­es every soul with­in the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty. Set against the Juda­ic eth­no-cul­tur­al denial of chem­i­cal depen­den­cy, this book is an out­cry against the shame and iso­la­tion of the Jew­ish moth­er, daugh­ter, sis­ter, wife, and self against these forces. These women blaze the trail to redemp­tion through recov­ery and find refuge in JACS (Jew­ish Alco­holics, Chem­i­cal­ly Depen­dent Per­sons and Sig­nif­i­cant Oth­ers) a self-help pro­gram affil­i­at­ed with the Jew­ish Board of Fam­i­ly and Children’s Services. 

This is vital read­ing for rab­bis, pro­fes­sion­als, edu­ca­tors and all of those amongst us who are unaware that Jew­ish woman can and do become addict­ed. Invalu­able resources and bib­li­o­graph­ic mate­r­i­al are pro­vid­ed (although, includ­ing the year of pub­li­ca­tion of these resources would have been help­ful). In the end how­ev­er, the voic­es of the Jew­ish sis­ters are intend­ed for their sib­lings who have yet to know the hope of spir­i­tu­al trans­for­ma­tion. Let us all pray they get heard. Bib­li­og­ra­phy, edi­to­r­i­al com­mit­tee and edi­to­r­i­al advi­sors, for more infor­ma­tion: JACS, JBRCS, JWFNY, and resource list.